Full clinical licensure with master's degree in social work, counseling, or similar area; License must be active in state employee works/lives.
Minimum of 2 years' experience post-licensure in healthcare, behavioral health, social work, psychiatric and/or substance use disorder setting.
Strong organization, time management, and communication skills.
Registered Nurse (RN) licensure acceptable for existing staff; all new hires will need to be master's level licensed clinicians.
Clinical Care Navigator at Magellanhealth
Knowledge of utilization management procedures, mental health, and substance abuse community resources and providers.
Knowledge of and experience in inpatient and outpatient settings.
Knowledge of DSW V or most current diagnostic edition.
Ability to analyze specific utilization problems, plan and implement solutions that directly influence quality of care.
Strong computer skills to utilize and navigate various systems.
General Job Information
Title
Clinical Care Navigator
Grade
25
Work Experience - Required
Behavioral Health, Care Management, Social Work
Work Experience - Preferred
Education - Required
Associate - Nursing, Master's - Counseling, Master's - Social Work
Education - Preferred
License and Certifications - Required
License and Certifications - Preferred
Salary Range
Salary Minimum:
$64,285 Salary Maximum:
$102,855
This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law.
This position may be eligible for short-term incentives as well as a comprehensive benefits package. Magellan offers a broad range of health, life, voluntary and other benefits and perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing.
Magellan Health, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Tobacco-free workplace. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled.
Every employee must understand, comply with and attest to the security responsibilities and security controls unique to their position; and comply with all applicable legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements and internal policies and procedures.
Benefits
Health insuranceVision insurance
Additional Information
20 hours part-time, Saturday 7am-6pm CST and Sunday 7am-6pm CST.
Under supervision of clinical leadership, the navigator is a phone queue based role responsible for answering calls from Magellan members, individual providers, facilities, and customer representatives. May provide utilization management review and authorization of behavioral health (BH) and substance use disorder (SUD) services ranging from outpatient counseling to inpatient levels of care. May assist with connection to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services including counseling, coaching, Critical Incident Response and Workplace Support Services (WPS). Responsible for triaging calls, determining level of risk, managing crisis calls, and assessing members for all types of risk following Magellan's established crisis call protocols. Navigators will be assigned additional responsibilities based on level of experience. Manage EAP service requests within scope of clinical role including in the moment telephonic consultation, connection to EAP counseling, education and connection to other EAP benefits. Conduct risk assessment and assessment of social determinants of health needs on all calls. Provide WPS Supervisor Consultations, manage requests for Critical Incident Response, submit requests for urgent/routine member appointment searches. (30%)
Provides utlization management review and authorization of behavioral health and substance use disorder services ranging from outpatient to inpatient levels of care utilizing applicable Medical Necessity Critera (MNC) guidelines. Assists members and facilities in coordinating and accessing benefit eligible treatment. (30%)
Provide crisis call management. Follow crisis call protocols and connect to emergency services, mobile crisis response, and/or other crisis resources as appropriate. Outreach to members assessed as high risk. (20%)
Assist members with accessing benefit eligible EAP, BH or SUD treatment via bed searches and routine/urgent appointment searches. Manage requests and complete outreach for Critical Incident Response event staffing. (10%)
When off queue, other responsibilities include completing required corporate and clinical trainings, participation in individual supervision and team meetings, gathering and submitting customer feedback and supporting Magellan holiday phone queue coverage. (10%)
Other Job Requirements
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